park
noun
an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
had been parking
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past perfect progressiveof park.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The church where she had been parking stepped in, ending her homelessness for a little more than $2,000.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
According to the complaint, the police, in a series of visits, insisted that it was parked illegally at his home — although he had been parking it there for more than 15 years.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2022
For decades, schoolteachers had been parking their youngest students in front of basal readers or primers, exemplified by the Dick and Jane series.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 5, 2019
SnoCream Company: Mei had been parking his SnoCream Company retrofitted school bus near the Block's building for around two years before setting up shop there.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2017
That evening, while the staff ate the mediocre family meal of spaghetti with chicken, Vincenzo rolled into the empty restaurant on a motorcycle he had purchased in secret and had been parking around the alley.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2016
